My name is Ray and I'm a graduate student in the Aerospace
Engineering department. Science has always been my passion, but I
also wanted to be a psychologist, a professional musician, and a
fiction writer when I was growing up. When I have some free time, I
usually enjoy reading fiction novels or comic books, as well as
checking out the local food scene. Recently, I've picked up the
hobby of cooking because good food is expensive!

Personality-wise, I am generally pretty silly and self-mockingly
sarcastic. I have few friends, but they are all people I can trust
my life to. In general, I try my best to be kind to the people I
meet without being softhearted when harsh things need to be said,
but it's a tough line to draw sometimes.

I'm planning on getting my PhD in aerospace engineering, and then
working for a while. I might return to academia to be a professor
when I have saved up enough money, as I love to teach and do
research. The job security is also very helpful.

Apparently, it's my voice. Evidence:
Once, a bunch of friends and I were chatting in a noisy classroom,
and somehow we were on the topic of mathematical inverses of
real-life things. And then someone asked what the inverse of shit
is, and I replied "Isn't it just food? If you think of our body as
an operator, food is inverse shit." And then everyone in the ENTIRE
classroom stopped talking and looked over at me. And I wasn't
speaking very loudly either...

I love all forms of music, but I have a soft spot for classical
music, especially Beethoven and Bach. I'm pretty much always down
to go to a live concert.

My favorite book series is probably Animorphs. People make fun of
me for it all the time, but I still think it's one of the best
stories ever told. In general, science fiction is my favorite
genre. However, being a researcher in the field usually makes me
way too picky, so I find myself enjoying fantasy novels more
often.

I love playing video games, and I am a proponent of competitive
gaming. My favorite single-player game is the Metal Gear Solid
franchise, which I think has one of the most profound storyline
ever conceived. As for competitive gaming, I think Super Smash
Bros. Melee has the deepest competitive gameplay, and is therefore
the most rewarding and enjoyable.

-Why the plural form of moose isn't meese. Like, I know the word
has blah blah origin and thus it follows certain grammatical
structures, but why not unify/deconstruct everything?
-Why the entropy of the universe is ever increasing when all
fundamental forces are conservative forces.
-The well-being of people around me.
-My research on adaptive controls.
-The next story I'm gonna write.

you're interested. Just as a conversation starter, it would be cool
if you provide an ending to the following scenario:

You wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of horses
neighing. Your horses are trained to remain quiet at night, so you
wonder what could be causing them to be so riled up. You decide to
go and calm them down. Just as you arrive at the stable, you hear a
sound behind you and...